31.6% ▲ +64.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Belmore River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Belmore River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low levels of formal schooling have remained a constant for Belmore River, where only 31.6% of residents finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a community where few adults have pursued higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.6% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10, at 34%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Belmore River splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 6.4% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, at 38.7%.
6.4% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Belmore River, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 13.4%, followed by architecture and building at 11.3% and society and culture at 9.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. Both are government schools with an average size of 37 students, though they have a much lower school advantage score than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
37
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
916
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Belmore River
2 schools — 73 students, average ICSEA 916.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Gladstone Public School, Gladstone | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 19 | 1,004 |
| Smithtown Public School, Smithtown | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 54 | 885 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Belmore River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10280/belmore-river/topic/education